Udit Narayan: Music is God's prasad

I am a firm believer in God. Every morning when the sun rises, it affirms my faith that there is a supreme power. I am a Maithili Brahmin and have grown up in a religious atmosphere.

| Feb 18, 2002, 20:57 IST

i am a firm believer in god. every morning when the sun rises, it affirms my faith that there is a supreme power. i am a maithili brahmin and have grown up in a religious atmosphere. my parents are devotees of lord shiva and kali ma. hence, during navratri we do nine days devi puja. other rituals are also elaborately followed. naturally, all this has influenced me as i grew up. everyday i spend 10 to 15 minutes praying at home in our small temple. i often travel to various religious places. i have been to tirupathi, shirdi, haridwar, tribeskhwar, and pashupathinath. i like to go to temples as it gives me lot of solace and peace. in mumbai, too, i often visit the siddhivinayak, mahalaxmi and babulnath temple. now i wish to go to vaishnodevi and kailash mansoravar and also pay a visit to ajmer darga. recently, i had a problem. i had taken a vow that if the lord would take away my problem, then i would make a small dharmshala in my village in bihar. now, i plan to do so as god has been kind and my problem has been solved. normally i do not make such vows. i just pray to god. but this was an exception. for me, music is god''s prasad. there are times when i am totally immersed in my singing and in those moments i feel i am closest to god. it''s a wonderful feeling when one is lost in the world of music. i come from a poor family. i started my career working in kathmandu radio station and always dreamt of being a singer like rafiji and lataji. then people would laugh at me and tell me that i was crazy to even entertain such thoughts. but i was determined, so i came to mumbai. i just kept telling god, ''if i am a good singer you should help me to succeed in films''. i had to struggle a lot in mumbai but i feel god has really blessed me and has been very, very kind to me. life cannot always be good and easy going. even the sun is eclipsed. so there are periods of problems in life and one has to face them with courage. but faith in god gives us strength, especially during days of hardship. one can lie and get away with people, but not with god. he knows everything. so one ought to be a kind and honest human being and try not to hurt others around us.

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